The reason for the consternation of the hundred officials is very simple, these sons of heaven who are speechless and incapable of deeds have actually provoked a "ancestral system cannot be violated" thing.

After Emperor Gaozu overthrew the tyrannical Qin and defeated the overlord of Chu, he once sealed the princes with different surnames.

But that was Emperor Gaozu's last resort.

Although Emperor Gaozu at that time was the son of the Han Dynasty, his relationship with the heroes was not like that of the monarch and the minister, but more like the same party.

Everyone in the group is the leader of a party, and they have their own male soldiers, and Emperor Gaozu is just the largest leader.

Although the strength is large enough, it still does not have a complete certainty of victory against the other military leaders who have united.

In addition, it was not far from the Warring States at that time, and the scholars were still afraid of the tyrannical Qin who implemented the county system, so they naturally missed the Warring States who practiced the feudal system.

So, Emperor Gaozu had no choice but to be crowned a king with a different surname.

However, in the following ten years, the king with a different surname rebelled, and Gaozu used troops everywhere.

In the end, whether it was a hero or a hero, all the kings with different surnames were killed.

As for whether those kings with different surnames really want to rebel, it doesn't seem to matter anymore.

They are gone, which is the most important thing for the Han Empire.

As a result, the Han Dynasty was peaceful for more than ten years.

However, in the later years of Emperor Gaozu, Zhu Lu was rampant, in order to prevent himself from going big, Empress Lu gave Zhu Lu the king, and Emperor Gaozu and the kings of the Liu family, the hundred officials and ministers killed the white horse and blood as an alliance, and set the "non-Liu family does not say the king, if there is no merit and does not say the marquis, the world will punish it." The oath.

However, the White Horse Alliance failed to stop Zhu Lu from becoming the king, but it was also because of the "White Horse Alliance" that Zhu Lu was finally cut off one by one.

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The general Huo Guang is a very popular minister, but the king seems to have transgressed, right?

Regardless of the relationship with Huo Guang, all the officials without exception felt faintly dissatisfied.

The Son of Heaven has no words and deeds, and he doesn't know anything about the government, this is already a well-known thing, don't look at him as ordinary people usually, but maybe he will do something stupid.

It's like that.

So can this be blamed on the Son of Heaven? This can only be blamed on the general's merits are too great, and the Son of Heaven has no seal.

On the other side, Huo Guang also felt frightened, like a thorn in his back, he quickly knelt down, and said to Liu He solemnly: "Your Majesty, you must not, in the past, Emperor Gaozu and the Hundred Officials and Ministers had a white horse alliance, and said that if you are not the Liu family, you can't be crowned king, and the law of the ancestors cannot be violated." The old minister didn't dare to have the slightest thought, and hoped that His Majesty would retract his words! ”

"And such a strange covenant, how come I never seem to have heard of it?" Liu He stood in place, as if he was a little unconvinced.

"Emperor Gaozu did say in the White Horse Alliance: If you are not the king of the Liu family, if you do not do what you want, the world will punish you." Liu De got up from the couch and said with a sullen face, "Your Majesty has just ascended the throne and has never been involved in court politics, so it is not surprising that you have never heard of it. ”

"The old ministers and others can prove to Your Majesty that everything Zongzheng said is the truth." Yang Chang, the prime minister, also stood up to play a round, "The general is indeed meritorious, but it is not appropriate to be crowned king, and His Majesty can be rewarded separately." ”

Then, Imperial Doctor, Fengchang and Shaofu and others all came out to testify one by one.

It is a bit funny to have to let the three princes and nine secretaries prove that the "White Horse Alliance" is not a lie.

But this is what Liu He wants.

"It seems that I am still lonely and unheard, and I don't know much about the affairs of the court, in this case, let's stop the matter of giving the general the king." Liu He said in a tone of interest.

Hearing this, the hundred officials finally breathed a sigh of relief - although the Son of Heaven lacked experience in governing the government, he finally listened to the persuasion of others.

And Huo Guang also felt relaxed: no matter how great Huo Guang's credit was, he didn't dare to be crowned king.

The experience of the Son of Heaven in the Dynasty is too little, and it almost caused a catastrophe, it seems that it is necessary to let the Son of Heaven teach some etiquette in the Dynasty too often, and even more in the future.

"However, although I can't crown the general as a king, from today on, I will respect the general as my middle father."

"Zhong" means the second ranking, and the middle father originally referred to the father's eldest brother, and later it could be used to honor the prime minister.

Duke Qi Huan respected Guan Zhong as his middle father, the First Emperor respected Lü Buwei as his middle father, and Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, respected Fan Zeng as his second father, in short, they all mean the same thing.

Liu He wanted to respect Huo Guang as his middle father, but he did not exceed the system, what real power did the "middle father" have, and simply expressed his dignity.

Huo Guang hadn't recovered from what had just happened, so he naturally wanted to refuse: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid the old minister will ......."

Without waiting for Huo Guang to refuse, Liu He waved his sleeves violently, pretending to be angry and said: "I just want to reward the general, why can't I do this, I can't do it." ”

Huo Guang looked at the Son of Heaven, and smiled bitterly helplessly in his heart, he had been acting by the side of Emperor Xiaowu for more than 20 years, and had never made a mistake, and then he was an assistant to Emperor Xiaozhao for thirteen years, and there was no mistake.

Now the Son of Heaven in the hall does not seem to be the same as these two Sons of Heaven.

But fortunately, although the things mentioned by the Son of Heaven are a bit Meng Lang, after all, it is to show respect for himself, and if he chooses some Lang Zhong to accompany His Majesty to study, it should change.

"That'...... The old minister thanked His Majesty for the gift. With that, Huo Guang bowed down.

"So good, from today onwards, I will call the general the middle father!" Liu He said excitedly, and the eighteen or nineteen-year-old man was like a teenager, clapping his hands on the couch and saying.

"But this is not enough, I also want to give the middle father not to enter the court, praise and worship the nameless, add nine tin, increase the food of 10,000 households, reward 10,000 gold, 50,000 miscellaneous horses, 300 officials, slaves and maids, and 2,000 horses!"

Liu He's series of words once again caused the vibration of the hundred officials, and the sound of the ear-to-ear exchange could no longer be suppressed.

Although the amount of money and goods rewarded later was huge, it was actually spent from the private treasury of the Son of Heaven in Shaofu, and there was nothing.

The key is that the previous "entering the dynasty is not trending, praising and worshipping is not named, and adding nine tin" is the key to causing shock.

Entering the court is that you can walk slowly when you go to the court, and you don't need to walk fast.

Praise and worship without a name means that when various sacrifices are held, only their official names can be called, not their names.

These three, together with the sword in the temple, are the four privileges that courtiers can obtain.

As for the addition of nine tins, the degree of dignity is even greater.

Jiajiu tin is to reward nine kinds of ritual vessels with special symbolic meanings, namely the golden chariot chariot, the garment of the crown, Lexian, Zhuhu, Nama, the tiger ben, the axe, the bow and arrow, and the straw beard.

When Emperor Xiaowu was the emperor, he set the specification of Jiuxi, as a ritual gift to the princes and ministers, and it was the highest honor that a minister could obtain - of course, in later generations, Jiajiuxi would become a precursor to usurpation, but at this time there was no such meaning.

Otherwise, no matter how bold Huo Guang was, he wouldn't dare to accept it.

Since Emperor Xiaowu, no one has ever received such an honor.

If you have to say who is qualified for this kind of honor, I'm afraid it's really only Huo Guang.

If it is said that the crowning of the king with a different surname is a completely absurd move, Huo Guang must refuse; This time, the symbolic meaning of the Son of Heaven's reward is greater than the actual meaning, representing the Son of Heaven's respect for himself.

In the depths of Huo Guang's heart, there was actually a trace of longing.

Assist three generations of sons of heaven and work diligently.

If he can't inherit such a reward, who will?

Isn't the ritual of reward made for man?

"The middle father has worked hard and made great achievements, and he can accept this honor, and if he wants to shirk it, it will chill my heart."

A few breaths of silence.

Huo Guang, who was still kneeling on the ground and didn't get up, bowed down again, and obviously said with some excitement: "Old Minister Huo Guang, thank you for your grace." ”

"This ground is too hard, be careful of hurting your knees, please get up quickly."

Huo Guang was a little moved and a little excited, but at this time, the other officials, including the prime minister, had some strange expressions.

I can't tell if it's anger, jealousy, or unwillingness.

is impartial and follows the way of the Son of Heaven, so of course Liu He will not reward Huo Guang alone.

All officials and ministers must be rewarded.

The most important thing to be a human being is to be happy.

It's the same with being an emperor, it's the same with being a minister.

"It's not just the middle father's hard work and high achievements, but all the ministers assisted the first emperor and assisted me, and they also made great contributions, and I have all been rewarded."

Liu He's words finally cheered up the hundred officials again.